Sir Sidney

Fans of other sports afford it, and at significantly higher prices. Why shouldn't speedway supporters be the same?

Fans of other sports afford, and at significantly higher prices. Why shouldn't speedway supporters be the same?

Wouldn't that make it even worse for the teams with money, who woukd have to reduce strength even more?

So that would leave a 4 team Premier division. Might get a bit boring after the third match

It's funny how much Nigel Pearson was criticized for his commentary style when he was with us, and is now praised so much since his sad passing. Food for thought

Don't forget that the SCB imposed a fine (suspended) on Kent and threatened to withdraw their license because the Iwade site owner (also a Kent co-promoter) also runs NORA events at his track. - this despite the fact that an SCB board member rode in a NORA event after this Unless that changes from either side, or there is a compromise, I can't see any chance of Kent returning to the NDL at Iwade.

I agree. Unless the UK manages to attract a younger audience it will continue to contract.

Noticeable that the average age in tge crowd is lower than the UK

A neutral's perspective, watching on TV. There were still plenty of exciting races and good moves to make it enjoyable. Hagon and NKI didn't seem overly bothered by the conditions and watching Bewley, Kurtz, Lidsey and even Blodorn using track craft to position themselves in the right position on the track to pass riders made it an enjoyable watch still

Why would they not support their team? Given Leicester has rolled BV over twice at home this year why would anyone think it's a done deal? Those of us who no longer have a team would love to have one in a final, with a chance to win still.

Obviously NKI forgot to read your message!

A 'poor ' Belle Vue track is better than a good track virtually anywhere else. Given the rain that has fallen I think it is remarkably good

That may well have been the original plan, but didn't the current owners renegotiate the deal so that they only rent the stadium for circa 34 days a year? If anyone wants to hire the pitch or the Peter Craven suite outside of these dates they book that via Better Leisure as a part of the Belle Vue Sports Village. So the income for the stadium comes from both speedway rental income and the relevant Belle Vue Sports Village income

I'm glad we agree that more noise and songs , and general fan engagement is required and beneficial - even if not necessarily the method! Next time Sheffield are at Leicester take the time to have a chat to them. I'm sure you will be pleasantly surprised. Good luck in the final

#bend2barmyarmy 'wannabe hooligans' ? Not in my experience. They sing their songs and support their team. I've seen nothing to suggest they are hooligans. They 'look terrible in general'. What does that mean? 'Especially that James fella.Seems a right wind up merchant'. Have you spoken to him? In my experience he's a polite bloke who talks to anyone and supports his team. Your experience is different to mine. British speedway desperately needs more animated fans creating atmosphere. Obviously I want that to be good natured ( as it always has been in British Speedway) so there is a line that shouldn't be crossed.

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Seems unnecessarily cynical, plus you can't put a value on goodwill lost- so no business gain to that in my view

If that was the case why let everyone in? Given that the first 1,000 tickets booked were given a free drink that alone would have cost them circa £5,000

That would be inconsistent with how Plymouth were treated with Covatti , but we'll see I guess after Sunday

So does that imply that Ipswich won't be granted a facility after Thursday? i.e. If Ipswich qualify for the final the Emil needs to ride or they will not get a facility

Track raker

No pay offs provided for. They are just in Old Bob's imagination. It doesn't take much to find anomalies in the Regulations if you look for them.

All it says in the regs is 010.1.4 Competition Cut Off Dates The BSP Ltd shall have sole responsibility for setting any completion and/ or cut off dates.

To be pedantic, there is no stated cut off date in the regs. That doesn't change your point, but it is something that needs tightening up

I shall be doing exactly that. Reiterating that nothing has changed.